Places anjohnst Wants to Go

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

A mural in rural Georgia welcomes visitors to a fictional Missouri town.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

A local prank turned town icon.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.